St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-26

issue $685. 900 for raising the grade of Third
street, and for the Third street bridge ap-
proaches.
By Mr. Nachbar-To detach certain terri
tory from the borough of Belle Plaine. to
create separate election precinct.
By Mr.. Shelds-To prohibit catching fish
except by hook and line in the waters of
Meeker and Stearns counties, excepting the
Mississippi river, and prohibiting the sale of
any fish caught in said waters.
By Mr.. Sampson--To authorize Polk county
to issue $l0.0OJ bonds for three bridges over
the Red Lake river at Crookston
By Mr.. Eaton-To change the time of meet
ings of county commissioners of Isauti
county.
By Mr.. Gibson-To authorize Austin to
Issue $4,000 bonds for a bridge over the c.
NJ. s. st. p. road
By Mr.. Durant-To prohibit the catching of
fish by the use of set line in the four lakes
OF washington county, and changing the
month from April to MAY. This is an amend
ment to the former act.
On the report of the committee on towns
and counties and on Mr.. Eaton's motion To
authorize 1santi county to issue IS, 900 bonds
for court house and jail.
From the house-To authorize Breckenridge
to issue $1,000 bonds to pay its floating debt
Other local bills were disposed of as fol-
lows:
By Mr.. Sampson-To raise the salary of
the register of deeds of Polk county from
$1,000 to $1,000. Second reading.
By Mr.. Bowen-To appropriate $3.50 to re-
imhurse John b. Schmidt for bringing back
two fugitives from justice. Claims
By Mr.. Hayden-To appropriate S52 goo for
the state normal school at Winona. Normal
+ schools.
Reference was made of local bills from
the house Oh first reading. as follows:
Relating to the incorporation of " adena.
Corporations.
Relating TO Morris, Stevens county, bonds
for floating debts. Judiciary.
Relating to Il school district in Wabasha
county. Judiciary.
To authorize Lake Crystal to raise the
, waters of Crystal and other lakes. Judiciary
To legalize Stearns county appropriations
for public Improvements. Senator Keller
To authorize each township in Scott county
to support its own poor. Judiciary.
FROM COMMITTEES.
Reports Of committees being in order.
the Judiciary committee recommended the
passage Of the house bill relating to the in
corporation of Lewiston Winona county.
the senate bill relating to sales of land by
guardians. in certain cases. and the senate
DILL to appropriate money for referees APP
pointed under chapter 50, general laws of
1855. and indefinite poStponement of the
senate bill to legaliZe certain records of
certificates in cases OF foreclosure of mort
cages.
At the head of a number of house bills
upon first reading was the joint memorial
asking congress to grant the Fort Ripley
reservation for the purposes of soldiers
home. On Senator Pope's motion it was
referred to the soldiers home committee.
BILLS REGULARLY PASSED.
Five bills Oh the calendar then came ND
for passage upon third reading The bills
passed were:
misunderstanding to fishways.
MISUNDERSTANDING to jnrors' fees.
MISUNDERSTANDING to jailers' fees
johnson, M.-Relating to chattle mortgages.
Senator Keller'S bill to prevent private
banks from doing business under corporate
names was referred back to himself.
The hour of noon had arrived, and a
motion was made for recess until 2 D. m.
TRUAX VS.. AKIN
1t was considerably after 2 p. m. when
the few senators were called to order
and little more than quorum was present.
/ The special order being the contested cleo
! ton case of Albert II. Truax against
Daniel f. Akin for the senatorial seat of
the Twenty fifth district. it was taken I'D
on Senator Edwards motion. Until a few
minutes before p. H., the counsel for
Messrs. TruaX and Akin urged the claims
of their respective clients. Gordon E.
Cole. of Faribault, on behalf of Mr.
TruaX, consumed about half the
time with lengthy, exhaustive
argument touching upon every
i'll detail, discussing innumerable PROPOSE
tons and technicalities When he con-
Guided. +. c. Stringer, of Hastings, attor-
ney for Senator Akin, occupied the remain
ing half of the time with as equally clear
and exhaustive argument overturnng
many Of the propositions raised by Mr.
Cole. The contest is SO close, TruaX claim
ing majority of one vote, including the
supplemental return of six votes for
'"TruaX' from Verm lion. and Akin claim
ing that. if investigation should go behind
all the returns, the vote would stand tie:
that the arguments of the two attorneys
upon one questiOn-upon whom should be
the burden of proof? Mr.. Cole thinks
Mr.. Truax should have been the
! contestee, awarding to the report of the
committee on elections), and Mr. Stringer
as positively believes that Mr. A kin should
be. as he is. the conteStee. he having been
elected according to the regular returns of
the Judges and having in his possession
the certificate of election. Another fine
point was whether the senate should be its
OWN judge, or decide according to decisions
of the courts. Mr. Cole very adroitly
/ turned every decision of the courts to adj
vantage whenever it served his purpose.
and he cited many authorities, having a
double armful of law books at hand. but
whenever the opinion of the judiciary did
not tit his case, he Informed the senate that
it was It's own arbter and lawmaker. Mr..
Stringer asks for mere justice, and that the
precedents established by the courts be fol-
lowed The most was made of every vote.
and of every point of evidence At 6
o'clock Col Edwards made motion for a
continuance, to be the special order for
1880 a. m. to-day, which was carried
Adjourned.
PARTY ISSUE.
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